man-made + noun
作定语，修饰名词。
The city has several man-made lakes.
这座城市有几个人工湖。
人造的；人工的
由人创造而非自然产生的；人造的或合成的。；非自然起源；经人工制备或制造
Made by people, not occurring in nature; artificial or synthetic.
由人创造而非自然产生的；人造的或合成的。
Created by people, as opposed to occurring in nature; artificial or synthetic.
非自然起源；经人工制备或制造
not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially
The city park features a large man-made lake where visitors can rent paddleboats.
城市公园有一个大型人造湖，游客可以在那里租借划艇。
用法提示：man-made 作形容词，修饰 lake，表示‘人造的’。
AI contextual example
Many modern carpets are made from man-made fibers that are stain-resistant.
许多现代地毯由抗污的人造纤维制成。
用法提示：man-made 作形容词，修饰 fibers，表示‘人造的’。
AI contextual example
The oil spill was a man-made disaster that devastated the local ecosystem.
这次石油泄漏是一场人为的灾难，严重破坏了当地生态系统。
用法提示：man-made 作形容词，修饰 disaster，表示‘人为的’。
AI contextual example
作定语，修饰名词。
The city has several man-made lakes.
这座城市有几个人工湖。
作表语，说明主语的性质。
Most of the park's attractions are man-made.
公园里的大部分景点都是人造的。
最直接的同义替换，但 artificial 也可指虚伪做作，需根据语境区分
强调化学合成，常用于材料、纤维等；不能完全替换自然物的概念
强调工业制造过程，通常指大量生产；不如 man-made 通用
含贬义，强调违反自然规律或常理，不适合中性描述
grammar · medium
易错句子This is a man-made.
正确表达This is a man-made product.
'man-made' 是形容词，不能单独作名词使用；需要后接名词如 product。
grammar · medium
易错句子I like handmade clothes better than man-made.
正确表达I like handmade clothes better than man-made ones.
比较结构中，'man-made' 是形容词，不能直接作宾语；需加 'ones' 指代 clothes。
man-made 通常指由人类手工制作，强调非自然存在，而 artificial 更常指模仿自然但非真实的，可用于抽象或贬义
synthetic 强调通过化学合成制造，而 man-made 可涵盖手工或机械制造，不特指化学过程
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